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Self-Catering Villas, Apartments & Cottages
All areas from the Aegean Coast to the Mediterranean Coast, also know as the Turquoise Riviera
Including Self-Catering Holidays in other popular destinations.
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Having a holiday in this dreamland of Oludeniz means more than only swimming and lying next to the pool. Thanks to paragliding you can view this wonder of nature from 1975 metres above, before descending, from this height you are not only looking at Patara Beach and Dalaman but also in clear weather you can see the island of Rhodes. There are agencies throughout the region that will organise the paragliding; you have to book a day ahead or in the morning to be able to take off into the air. After a bit of training in the morning, in theory by experienced pilots, you are driven by jeep to the 1700 metres high point of Babadag (Father Mountain), your take off point, the road to the point is 25 kilometres long and is tough and rough and the trip takes 50 minutes, if the wind is not convenient at this level, you move another 200 metres up to the summit at 1900 metres. You put on your full body suit and helmet, and then you sit in the harness that is linked to the parachute and pilot. With the pilot pulling on the parachute it begins to fill, you run for a few steps, rise into the air and you are flying, once you start gliding in the air you feel and excitement but combined with joy of the enchanting scenery, encompassing St Nicholas Island, Oludeniz, Gemile Cove and Kumburnu. In order to be able to keep this extraordinary experience and the incomparable scene alive forever you should not forget to take along your camera or a video camera.
The adventure of flight that goes on with its up and downs last about 30 minutes depending on the wind, the experienced pilots can go as high as 3500 metres and their flying times can last about five hours. Wearing a T-shirt, shorts and sport shoes are recommended.
Babadag and Oludeniz have drawn so many paragliders to the area that it is now the venue for a paragliding championship, with the International Air Games staged in Oludeniz taking place in October every year. The facilities that teach or provide paragliding services have to have the Tourism Sportive Activities Certificate issued by the Turkish Tourism Ministry, all pilots have to have certificates of flying experience, up till now thousands of people have flown, and the accounts of accidents are so low as to be almost zero.
The adventure of flight that goes on with its up and downs last about 30 minutes depending on the wind, the experienced pilots can go as high as 3500 metres and their flying times can last about five hours. Wearing a T-shirt, shorts and sport shoes are recommended.
Babadag and Oludeniz have drawn so many paragliders to the area that it is now the venue for a paragliding championship, with the International Air Games staged in Oludeniz taking place in October every year. The facilities that teach or provide paragliding services have to have the Tourism Sportive Activities Certificate issued by the Turkish Tourism Ministry, all pilots have to have certificates of flying experience, up till now thousands of people have flown, and the accounts of accidents are so low as to be almost zero.
PARAGLIDING OFF BABADAG MOUNTAIN